Rudolf Lippert

Rudolf Lippert
Personal information
Born	29 October 1900; Leipzig
Died	1 April 1945 (aged 44); near Bielefeld
Military career
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	5. Panzer-Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Medal record
Men's Equestrian
Representing Germany
Olympic Games

Rudolf Lippert (29 October 1900 – 1 April 1945) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.^[2]

In 1936 he and his horse Fasan won the gold medal as part of the German eventing team in the team eventing competition after finishing sixth in the individual eventing competition.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 31^[3]

References

Citations

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Lippert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 510.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.